Thank you, Skye, for another great topic!
Naturally, my choice of a favorite literary character has changed over the years.
As a pre-teen, my favorite literary character was Nancy Drew. Prior to that time, I was primarily interested in horses and dogs.
As far as classical literature, Bram Stoker's "Dracula" is my favorite.
Although the story is told in the form of letters, diary entries, and news bits, from Jonathan Harker's point of view, the intensity of emotion allows the reader to become fully immersed in the story.
Dracula chronicles the vampire's journey from his castle in Transylvania to the streets of London.
Excerpts:
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I read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the Capathians, as if it were the centre of some sort of imaginative whirlpool. (page 6)
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When the Count saw my face, his eyes blazed with a sort of demonic fury, and he suddenly made a grab at my throat. I drew away, and his hand touched the string of beads which held the crucifix. It made a change in him, for the fury passed so quickly that I could hardly believe that it was ever there. (page 31).
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All was dark and silent, the black shadows thrown from the moonlight seeming full of silent mystery of their own. (page 270).
Why do I re-read this classic novel by Bram Stoker?
There are other classic Gothic novels:
Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, Rebecca, Jane Eyre, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. All of which I have read.
This is the story that calls to me.
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And to be completely truthful, reading "Frankenstein" caused me to have nightmares.
It is also why my paranormal stories tend to be of the RomCom variety.
Happy Reading, everyone!
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ReplyDeleteYou know, Count Dracula has been besmirched and slandered with that story. When I was a student, I had a friend who was a grand-grand-niece of the real person. He was no vampire, but could cause illusions. He created the illusion of men nailed to trees. The advancing Magyar army saw illusion and believed it. "If he does that to his own soldiers, what will he do to us?" So they turned tail. Great-Uncle Vlad won that battle without a single casualty on either side.
Now tell me again he was evil.
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